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I A. D. JOLLY. DEVICE FOR 1101mm AND GUIDING THE FINGERS IN WRITING.

No. 471,556. Patented Mar. 29, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AROHIBALD DOUGLAS JOLLY, KINGSTON, ENGLAND.

DEVICE FOR HOLDING AND GUIDING THE FINGERS IN WRITING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,556, dated March29, 1892.

Application filed May 19, 1891- Serial No. 393,363- (No model.) Patentedin England April 21, 1891, No. 7.402,

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS JOLLY, asubject of the Queen ofGreat Britain and Ireland, residing at Shanklin Villa, Richmond ParkRoad, Kingston, in the county of Surrey, in England, have inventedcertain new anduseful Improvements in Devices for Holding and Guidingthe Fingers in Writing; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My improvement consists in a device attached to the pen, which partlyencircles the two first fingers of the hand and is intended for thepurpose of giving the writer a firmer hold of the penholder andlessening the fatigne to the fingers.

It consists, as will be seen from the annexed drawings, of a doublespring encircling the holder, the widened portion of the spring on topbeing for the purpose of encircling the fingers.

Figure 1 illustrates the application of my device to a pencil. Fig. 2illustrates the hand with the fingers in position, encircled by the Thecentral portion a of the spring is doubled and curved to fit the penciL'One end I) is bent around to fit the second finger. The other end 0 isbent twice, the first bend being adapted to encircle the pencil and thedoubled portion a and the second bend being adapted to fit the firstfinger.

The application of this device adds firmness and ease to the writing,and is more particularly adapted for the guiding of the pen or pencil bythose learning to write-such as childrenor for others throughinfirmities of 40 age or otherwise requiring such assistance to be givenin writing.

What I claim is A pencil-guide consisting of a flat strip of metal bentdouble in the center and having 45 one end curved twice to encircle thepencil and to fit the first finger and having its other end curved tofit the second finger, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in 5d presence of twowitnesses.

AROHIBALD DOUGLAS JOLLY.

Witnesses:

HERBERT FURMAGE OLUYNALL, WALTER REGINALD MOUNT.

